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A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. As of late May, the variant, which was first detected in China this past January, accounted for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences tested from around the world, recent surveillance data found. That’s a significant jump from 2.5% four weeks prior. A Centers for Disease Control and …

Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found. The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years. More than 8,000 participants who self-identified as a woman completed the Australian women’s …

With 508,533 new cases and 505,752 deaths worldwide in 2021, pancreatic cancer remains a significant global health challenge with increasing incidence and mortality rates. Pancreatic cancer is often considered deadly due to its tendency to be diagnosed at a late stage, its aggressive nature, and the lack of effective treatments for advanced cases. However, may soon gain a powerful new …

Kansas coach Bill Self was hospitalized after experiencing “some concerning symptoms,” the school said Thursday. He also underwent a heart procedure and is expected to make a full recovery. Self had two stents inserted during the procedure, Kansas said. He wasn’t feeling well Thursday and later went to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for further evaluation. The expectation is Self will make …

Jeff BorzelloJul 24, 2025, 08:24 PM ET Close Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. Kansas coach Bill Self was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing “some concerning symptoms” and had two stents inserted, the university said. “The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery,” the school said in a …

When you bleed, your body kicks into action with a series of reactions to help blood clots form to stop it. Called the coagulation cascade, this involves up to 20 different proteins known as clotting factors, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. But when you don’t have one or more of these clotting factors, you have a higher …

Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The symptoms creep up on you: periods that last too long or don’t come at all, acne that persists well beyond the teen years, excessive hair growth, stubborn weight gain, and an increased risk of …

A Pennsylvania woman was diagnosed with deadly cancer after being dismissed by doctors. Rylie Toomey, 27, was in the midst of planning her wedding and training for a half marathon when she was struck with unbearable abdominal pain in October 2024. She rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed a CT scan and insisted she was just constipated before sending …

A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, a disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors. In early clinical trial results, the ability to produce insulin was restored in 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes treated with …

Image credits: Getty Images The warm temperatures of the summer are perfect breeding climates for a variety of bacteria that thrive in increasing temperatures. These developed and quickly rising bacteria are strong enough to battle the immune system and lead to severe health problems, including death.In 2025, a rare flesh-eating bacteria led to the death of four people in Florida. …